Museum

Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum

Address: 3-7-1 Sakuracho, Koganei, Tokyo
Area: Tokyo, Japan

Mon: Closed
Tue: 09:30–16:30
Wed: 09:30–16:30
Thu: 09:30–16:30
Fri: 09:30–16:30
Sat: 09:30–16:30
Sun: 09:30–16:30
Hours: October–March hours. Last admission is 30 minutes before closing. Closed Mondays; when Monday is a public holiday, closed the following weekday. Also closed during the New Year holidays.
Price: Adults ¥400; ages 65+ ¥200; college students ¥320; high school students ¥200; junior high school students and younger free.
How to visit: Some buildings can be entered; shoes that are easy to remove and put on are recommended. Flash photography, tripods and selfie sticks are prohibited in the buildings and on the grounds; do not touch exhibits or building fittings.
Hours: Ticket required
Hours: Good with children
Hours: About 90 min

Why it is worth the detour

Tokyo buildings that could not survive at their original addresses were dismantled and reassembled here instead of being lost to fires, earthquakes, war, and redevelopment. Its reconstructed streets place a bathhouse, bar, stationery shop, police box, homes, and workshops together like refugees from several erased versions of the city.

The Edo-Tokyo Open-Air Architectural Museum features reconstructed streets with historical buildings like a bathhouse, bar, and police box. It offers a glimpse into various eras of Tokyo's architectural history.

The people behind this address

Documented connections, not celebrity trivia.

Korekiyo Takahashi
Lived here
Дом Такахаси перенесён в музей под открытым небом

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